Suspects in drug deal captured after police chase

by Jamel Valencia

Joshua Isaiah Borrego was arrested and charged with 4 counts of Aggravated Assault with a Deadly Weapon and Evading Arrest or Detention Motor Vehicle. Edgar Monroy was arrested and charged with 4 counts of Aggravated Assault with a Deadly Weapon and his bonds totaled $400,000.00.

EL PASO, Texas (CBS4) —

A police chase involving a pickup truck that ended in northeast El Paso started in the eastside Thursday.

Gang unit investigators with the El Paso Police Department discovered an altercation took place during a drug deal Thursday around 12:20 a.m. in the 10000 block of Honolulu Drive in east El Paso, said police spokesman Darel Petry.

The people inside pickup truck were identified as 18-year-old Joshua Borrego and 21-year-old Edgar Monroy, said Petry.

The investigation revealed Borrego pointed a handgun at three men -- two 20 years of age and one 17 -- and Monroy threatened them with a knife.

Police responded to the scene after a call reporting a situation with a gun was made, said Petry.

When they arrived, the pickup truck was parked down the street. Police tried conducting a stop, but the truck fled.

The pickup truck came to a stop when it struck a curb in the 9400 block of Railroad Drive and flipped over, said Petry.

Gang unit investigators recovered a handgun and a knife inside the pickup truck, said Petry.

Borrego was arrested and charged with four counts of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon and evading arrest or detention motor vehicle. His bonds totaled $425,000. Monroy was arrested and charged with four counts of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon, and his bonds totaled $400,000.